The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-10
.C0NYENTI0N#CALLED
By THE REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE
Who arc Eligible to Take Part in tho Ma.
tional Republican Convention Ia june.
A Call that Means Bu.inoss-C Com.
Inittess oeArrangomsn snts Selected.

WAsnlsoros, D. O., Dec. 0.-The fol.
lowing call for the next National Repub.
llcan Convention has beon issued by the
National Republican COMMITTEES:
No Ire Repub!edn Electors Q, he. United State,:
In accordancs with ueags and obsdient
to the inatructions OF the Republican Ma.
tional Convention OF 1881, u National
Convention Of delegated representatives
Of the Republican party viii DO hold at
the City OF Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday,
tho l0:h day OF June, 1888, at 12 o'clock
noon, for the purpose OF nominating can.
didates for President and Vice Prealdent
to be supported at the next National elec.
ton and for the transaction OF such other
business AS may hs there presented.
Republican electors In the several States
and yote.a without regard 10 past political
attilliation, difference or act, who bolevs
In tho American principle OF a protective
tariff for tho defense and development Of
homo induatries and tho elevation OF homo
labor who would rsducs the national
taxes and prevent the accumulation OF the
surplua IN the Treasury in harmony with
this principle; who are opposed TO the at.
tempt now mose openly avowed thaneyer
before, to establish Il policy which would
striks down American labor to tho level of
the urderpaid and oppreened workers OF
foreign lands; who favor q eya,em OF
naval and coast deiouses which will ona.
BILE tho United States to conduct
ita International negotiations with aelt.
respect; who gratefully cherish tho de.
tendera OF the country; who condemn aud
rcsont the continued and unjust exclusion
Of rapidly gtoTing territories which have
an indisputahlo tito to admission into the
eisterhood OF States; who are In favor OF
free echools and popular education; a FREQ
and :honest ballot and fair count, the
protection of every citizen OF the
Unitcd States III his legal rights,
at home IND abroad; q foreign policy
that shall extend our trade and commerce
to every land and clims, and shall proper
!y supportths dignity OF the nation and
the promotion Of friendly and harmonious
rotations and intercourso between oil the
States, arc cordially invited to unto under
thi call il tho promotion OF a National
ticket. l5 a~J
Each State will be entitled to four dele
Satca at large and for each representative
at large, two delegates and each ConQres-
sionCl distriG!, each Territory md the Dis
tr;ct Of Columbia 70 two deleSa 'es.
Tho delegates at largo shall be chosen
by popular State conventions called on not
less than twenty days published notice,
and not less thSu thirty dsys before the
meetipg o: the National Convention. The
Congressional distric!s delegates shall be
chcssn in the came manner 20 the nonli-
nation OF member OF Congress Is mGde
in said distric!s. Tho Territorial delegstea
shall be chosen in tho same manner as
tho nomination of delegated In Congress
IL made. Tho delegates from The District
OF Columbia ehall be chcBen at a convon.
ton constituted OF members elected Ia
primary district asssnb!iea, held under
the call and direction Of the Republican
Central Committee CT ssid District.
An alternate delegate for each delegate
ic the National Convention to act in case
Of the abseoce of the delegate shsli be
elected in tho SAME manner and at the
came timsaa tho delegate Ia elsc!ed.
All notices OF the contests mus. be filed
with the National Committee in writing,
accompanied by printed statements Of the
ground5 of contests which Shall be made
public. Preference in the order OF hoar.
ing and determining contests will be given
by the convention in accordance with tho
dRtes of fling OF euch noticen end state
men.s with the National Committee.
(Sigued.) BE. JcNEs,
SAMUEL FRsskNDES, Chairman.
Secretary.
Washington, D, c., December .. 1887.
Hon. B. F. Jones, Chairman OF the Rs.
publican National Committee, kss ap.
pointed the following committee 10 whom
ia insrusled tho duty OF visiting Chicago,
appointing a local committee of arrange.
men:s and taking in charge the prepArc.
tions Tor the convention:
J. s. C!arkson, Iowa; A. L. Copger,
Ohio; G. A. Hobart, New Jeruey Powell
Clayton, Ark. Cyrua Leland, j., Kansas;
Church Howe, Nebrasks, N. ". Cunsy,
Texas. Chairman Jones aud Secretary
Fcsssndan are mbmbers Of the committee,
er cDicio, By vote Of tine full committee.
The committee met and organized this
afternoon by electiug J. 8. C!afkson,
Chairman. A subcommittee, with full
power to act when tho committee is not
in session. wss appointed, sud consiets Of
Mossra. Clsrkaon, Conger Clayton. Jones
and Fessendon.
A conference WIGS held. between the
committee and Mayor Roche, Col Davis,
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Jonee, OF Chscago, with
reference to taking immediate steps 10
carry out the wlahes OF tho committee.